Button drippers are irrigation equipment that are frequently applicable to provide plants with water at extremely low rates. Typically, they are drip emitters that guarantee water delivery to the vegetation beneath their canopies (below the stem). Different color codes are available for button drippers. i.e., the colors black, green, blue, red, and green. They have the same level of efficiency regardless of their color coding. We use colors for identification and have no bearing on functionality. The drippers are the most recent irrigation tools that can emit water from the main pipes at varying rates, ranging from 1 liter per hour to more than 60 liters per hour.
Button drippers irrigation
This type of irrigation delivers a consistent and smooth flow of water to your plants. Designed to ensure that large changes in pressure only cause a slow shift in flow to the plants. As a result, button drop emitters are applicable. Button Drip Emitters work like miniature throttles. Maintaining a constant flow rate. The emitter reduces and regulates the volume of water emitted.
Due to its capacity to release water at various rates, it is useful for irrigating lawns, planting banana plants in tree nurseries, and growing crops including passion fruits, oranges, mangoes, tomato trees, and avocados. A button dripper’s specification is crucial for an irrigation engineer since it aids in determining the amount of water you need during the growing season. Additionally, this estimate aids in locating water in case of a scarcity.
What are the types of button drippers?
Adjustable button dripper: With these drippers, the farmer has complete control over how much water that the pipe releases. Total shutoff: zero to 70 liters per hour (completely open). They are available in different sizes and have red color codes, according to the manufacturer. The discharge requirements stay the same. This design has the advantage of allowing the farmer to regulate the amount of water each plant receives. For a tree that needs more water to receive the same quantity, make modifications, and vice versa. The drawback is that one could accidently irrigate too little or too much.
Non-adjustable button drippers: They irrigate at the water discharge rate specified by the manufacturer. Each discharge type is color-coded for ease of identification. They consistently provide a consistent amount of water to each tree crop. On the downside, it’s tailoring cannot be possible to suit crop water demands.
They are mostly applicable in orchards for trees and potted plants. A farmer may set the amount of water they wish to release for hours using adjustable drippers. Additionally, they assist in saving labor that would otherwise need to irrigate your crops. Drippers may be applicable to control your water irrigation pattern, saving you time and allowing you to embrace innovation.
| Types | Flow Rate | Cost | Material |
| Adjustable Emitters | 1-70 L/h | 15 | Plastic |
| Non—Adjustable Emitters | 1-35L/h | 12 | Plastic |
What are the advantages of button drippers?
- Because drip irrigation may be applicable in any setting, extensive ground leveling is not required.
- Water loss reduction and water usage efficiency maximization
- Soil conditions may be taken into account to the greatest degree possible, and the risk of soil erosion due to irrigation water effect can be minimized.
- Because water is applied locally, fertilizer and nutrient consumption is highly efficient (reduction of groundwater contamination risk).
- Weed growth is reduced since water and nutrients are only delivered to the cultivated plant.
- Influence on seed germination and yield development.
- Low energy operational expenses since gravity does the majority of the job.
- Drip tape is a recyclable material that may be recycled into viable plastic resins for reuse in the plastics industry.
- There is no need for considerable ground leveling, and it works in all environments.
- Soil conditions may be taken into account to the greatest degree possible, and the risk of soil erosion due to irrigation water effect can be minimized.
For irrigation with a button drip system, get in touch with the Nairobi and Eldoret offices of Aqua Hub Kenya Limited. We are a dependable partner for all of your agricultural inputs and management techniques. To learn more, contact: 0790719020
